NB para-athlete on track to Switzerland
New Brunswick para-athlete Dante Cormier is headed to Switzerland to put his strength and speed to the test.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
CBC
25 minutes ago
- CBC
Meet the Oakville teen who hopes to follow in Victoria Mboko's footsteps to tennis stardom
Lily Rochon started playing tennis at the Ontario Racquet Club in Mississauga when she was just six. Now, she holds U18 national title and hopes to follow in the steps of another Ontario teen, Victoria Mboko, who recently dominated at the National Bank Open. "It's super inspirational for a lot of young girls like me, the next generation, to see her doing so well," Rochon said. Mboko, 18, is the first Canadian to reach the Women's Tennis Association 1000 event's semifinals since Bianca Andreescu's title run in 2019. She's also the youngest woman to reach the semis since Belinda Bencic's 2015 win in Toronto. Hoping to land in the same spot one day, Rochon claimed the 2025 U18 Fischer Outdoor Junior National Championship in girls' singles at the end of July. "I train six days a week, two hours and a half of tennis and an hour of fitness, so every day it's a lot of work," she said. "I love it, so it's worth it." Rochon is just 16 years old. Previously, the Oakville athlete was the 2024 U16 Fischer National Singles and Doubles champion and a two-time U18 Fischer Indoor Doubles National champion. Rochon also held the first international International Tennis Federation title as a finalist at the ITF J100 tournament in Monterrey, Mexico. Rochon was always passionate about the sport, says coach Yves Boulais, who is also the Ontario Racquet Club's director of tennis. "She was very coachable," he said. "She's very self-motivated … She's very, very process-oriented." Boulais says Rochon's mentality has allowed her to handle stress from competitions well. She currently plays in the elite program. Her next goal is to get a Division 1 scholarship to the U.S. From there, she says she's going pro. "I need to just keep improving and getting better," she said.
CBC
an hour ago
- CBC
The Search for B.C.'s Best Symbol: Orca vs. Spirit Bear
The showdown continues to find B.C. 's Best Symbol. The Orca is facing off against the Spirit Bear in the Animal Quadrant Quarterfinals.
The Province
an hour ago
- The Province
Concert review: Tate McRae shows Vancouver fans why she's one of Canada's hottest pop brands
Singer and dancer Tate McRae performed the first of back-to-back concerts in Vancouver on Monday night TORONTO, ONTARIO - FEBRUARY 03: Singer, songwriter and dancer Tate McRae performs prior to the game between Team Matthews and Team McDavid during the 2024 Honda NHL All-Star Game on February 03, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario. Photo by Cole Burston / Getty Images Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Tate McRae is one of the hottest brands in Canadian pop music at the moment. Opening night of the Canadian leg of the Miss Possessive tour at Vancouver's Rogers Arena showed why she's where she is. From the opening fog and flashing lights, this was one of the most social media-savvy stadium shows on tour today. In fact, the concert sort of began before you even entered as the singer gazed down at you from giant billboards hawking Neutrogena, a product the 22-year-old Albertan is definitely in no need of at this particular time in her career trajectory. Beauty to a Science proclaimed another ad from the campaign bordering the stage. There was indeed science at play. The concert was a calculated to the decimal to deliver maximum delight for fans. Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The technical savvy on display was slick enough that Disney should take notice. It used to be musicians from the Mouse factory were the ones you could depend on to have the dancing, singing, acting and other chops to carry a whole show focused on them. McRae is cut from that same cloth, but from Calgary. Going to Tate McRae's second Vancouver show? Here's what to know before you go. Every facet of the performance made effective use of blocking, strategically placed cameras and back lighting to ensure that there wasn't a single moment in the evening that you couldn't capture a perfect selfie with a multi-storey McRae pouting at you. Estimating the data drain from a performance like this could overwhelm ChatGPT, but for the ecstatic fans capturing the moment in history repeatedly was part of the sheer joy in the room. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Having the date and time code flash up on screen added that element of proof that you were legit there, too. Very nice touch that, as were the mentions of tour support for both the Trevor Project and the Global Fund For Women. In four acts and 21 tunes, fans sang along to every period in McRae's relatively short career. There was a distinctly first show vibe to the choruses verging on screams in songs such as Guilty Conscience, a dramatic Siren Sounds and Like I Do and complete abandonment of melody for ear-shattering shrieks during Exes. Without doubt, that single is the best song in her set, with the rockier She's All I Wanna Be gunning for second place. But for all of McRae's dance chops, her shows rely more on connecting with the crowd during moments such as when she heel struts down the runway to strike a pose while the impressively physical backing dancers drop another athletic routine around her, or when she arrived at the separate B stage. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. There, she played a succession of ballads such as Nostalgia and You Broke Me First, as well as diving back to the YouTube channel songs she posted weekly starting at age 13. A surprising number of those in the room knew all of these songs, as well as the newer megahits and doubtlessly will be clicking back on songs such as That Way and One Last Time in the next few days. For today's artists who reach their listeners via avenues such as this, those original tracks keep on delivering long after the latest single has left the commercial charts. It's the new music biz model breaking talents everywhere and McRae certainly has mastered the method. As to her dance chops, they are less a part of the performance than her racy videos might suggest. Wishing that she had been free to leave the mic behind on occasion to just cut loose seems unfair to the design of the experience. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Miss Possessive is about packaging the moment in time. At this moment, that means giving people all the songs they want to hear and this show does that with bells on. It will be interesting to see what the future holds as McRae's song catalogue racks up more variety than it presently showcases. Her collaboration with Morgan Wallen on What I Want might be a strong indication of what might come next. Here's the Tate McRae Miss Possessive set list The show includes four acts and 22 tunes with many video and musical interludes. You'll even get a genuine extended guitar solo here and there. Act 1 • Miss Possessive • No, I'm Not In Love • 2 Hands • Guilty Conscience • Act 2 • Like I Do • Uh Oh • Dear God • Siren Sounds Act. 3 • Greenlight • Nostalgia • That Way/Chaotic/One Last Time/Feel Like S–t • You Broke Me First • Run For the Hills This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. • Exes • Bloodonmyhands • She's All I Wanna Be • Revolving Door • It's OK, I'm OK • Encore • Just Keep Watching • Sports Car • Greedy sderdeyn@ Read More Love concerts, but can't make it to the venue? Stream live shows and events from your couch with VEEPS, a music-first streaming service now operating in Canada. Click here for an introductory offer of 30% off. Explore upcoming concerts and the extensive archive of past performances. World Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Whitecaps News Music
